IluvABbeef
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What kind of grazing method do you use?
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IluvABbeef
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Okay, seems like some of you probably don't know what some of the terms are, so I'll give them to you, just for information sake.
Continuous stocking: animals have unrestricted and uninterupted access throughout the time period when grazing's allowed.
Rotational stocking: utilizes recurring periods of grazing and rest among two or more paddocks (or pastures) in a grazing management unit throughout the period when grazing is allowed.
Creep grazing: practice of allowing juvenile animals to graze areas thay their dams cannot access at the same time.
First-last grazing: method of utilizing two or more groups of animals, usually with different nutritional requirements, to graze sequentially on the same land area. First grazers can be more selective and consume a higher-quality diet.
Mixed grazing: combining two or more animal species in the same grazing system.
Sequence grazing: the grazing of two or more land units in succession that differ in forage species composition. Sequence grazing takes advantage of differences among forage species and species combinations grown in separate areas for management purposes to extend grazing seasons or enhance forage quality.
Strip grazing: grazing method where animals are confined to a small area of a pasture for a relatively short period of time. Usually accomplished with a temporary fence that is moved in increments across the pasture as available forage is consumed.
Buffer grazing: practice of using temporary fencing to adjust pasture area available to animals.
Frontal grazing: a grazing method by which forage within a land area is allocated by means of periodically moving a sliding fence such that livestock can advance to gain access to new increments of ungrazed forage.
Obviously some of you know what some of these grazing practices are, and the definitions, like I said, are there just for info purposes, and not to make yall feel stupid. So, poll away, you don't have to post if you don't want, 'cause it don't matter to me.
Continuous stocking: animals have unrestricted and uninterupted access throughout the time period when grazing's allowed.
Rotational stocking: utilizes recurring periods of grazing and rest among two or more paddocks (or pastures) in a grazing management unit throughout the period when grazing is allowed.
Creep grazing: practice of allowing juvenile animals to graze areas thay their dams cannot access at the same time.
First-last grazing: method of utilizing two or more groups of animals, usually with different nutritional requirements, to graze sequentially on the same land area. First grazers can be more selective and consume a higher-quality diet.
Mixed grazing: combining two or more animal species in the same grazing system.
Sequence grazing: the grazing of two or more land units in succession that differ in forage species composition. Sequence grazing takes advantage of differences among forage species and species combinations grown in separate areas for management purposes to extend grazing seasons or enhance forage quality.
Strip grazing: grazing method where animals are confined to a small area of a pasture for a relatively short period of time. Usually accomplished with a temporary fence that is moved in increments across the pasture as available forage is consumed.
Buffer grazing: practice of using temporary fencing to adjust pasture area available to animals.
Frontal grazing: a grazing method by which forage within a land area is allocated by means of periodically moving a sliding fence such that livestock can advance to gain access to new increments of ungrazed forage.
Obviously some of you know what some of these grazing practices are, and the definitions, like I said, are there just for info purposes, and not to make yall feel stupid. So, poll away, you don't have to post if you don't want, 'cause it don't matter to me.
